India, April 10 -- Randy Hoppert has been identified as the Tulare County Sheriff's office deputy who was shot and killed by David Morales in Porterville, California. Sheriff Boudreaux organized a news conference after the deputy-involved shooting on Thursday morning.

The sheriff shared that deputies had been serving a search warrant in the Newcomb and Grand area of Porterville, when they came across Morales who opened fire. Deputies fired back and it was later reported that Morales had barricaded himself inside a house. The shooting broke out around 10:20am. Amid the exchange of fire, Hoppert was hurt by a bullet from what authorities believed to be Morales' 'high-powered' rifle. He was taken to a hospital and declared dead at 11:20am....